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forces in vietnam. in each of these cases, westmorelandignored the -- ignored the advice of men who had his best interest at heart and counseled against the action he took. in the campaign, he was second in the republican primary to a state senator who then went on to be elected south carolina's first republican governor since reconstruction. westmoreland said he found it very hard to shake hands with people, to ask people for favors and talk about himself. despite a campaign theme, describing him as the only candidate with proven leadership and ability to carry south carolina to greatness, westmoreland ran a poorly managed campaign, late getting started, never had a message, and wound up deeply in debt. afterward, he called it his most humiliating experience. then, in 1982, cbs television aired a documentary charging westmoreland with having manipulated reports of enemy strength during the vietnam war. he had willingly participated to making the program, being interviewed on camera and asking to be pai
forces in vietnam. in each of these cases, westmorelandignored the -- ignored the advice of men who had his best interest at heart and counseled against the action he took. in the campaign, he was second in the republican primary to a state senator who then went on to be elected south carolina's first republican governor since reconstruction. westmoreland said he found it very hard to shake hands with people, to ask people for favors and talk about himself. despite a campaign theme, describing...
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this country was in an uproar about the vietnam war. set the stage. >> the vietnam war had been going on for 15 years. it was obvious to everyone that the war was not being one. it reached all the way to the american embassy in saigon. president johnson's approval ratings just plummeted. bobby kennedy was joining the race. it was utter chaos. right after president johnson -- three days later, martin luther king was assassinated. the first part of the year was a terrible chaos. >> people were turning on their radios to wake up and there seem to be another huge story every day. we will try to tell some of that story. we will be here for two hours. we will learn more about the history of the times and the biography of senator humphrey. we will begin taking your telephone call so you can be part of our discussion. what is important for young people to understand? what is different about the wars we fight today is the draft. this was real in the sense for american families. >> the draft was the point at which the protest started. when the dr
this country was in an uproar about the vietnam war. set the stage. >> the vietnam war had been going on for 15 years. it was obvious to everyone that the war was not being one. it reached all the way to the american embassy in saigon. president johnson's approval ratings just plummeted. bobby kennedy was joining the race. it was utter chaos. right after president johnson -- three days later, martin luther king was assassinated. the first part of the year was a terrible chaos. >>...
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you start you get into this morass and vietnam is what got us into it. >> then you say lives in the vietnam war was more prevalant because that war was fought without meeting? >> right. that's another thing i have thought about a lot. why do we get ourselves into these situations when it's like -- i'm sort of scrambling here. when you have no overall meeting to the war. for example, an objective. like we're going to defeat the enemy, we're going to gain ground. where people can actually see you're succeeding or that there is a way that you can justify what your actions are. undergrounds are the larger, overarching, even moral code, or moral standard. for example, we're fighting fatchism, or these people are threaten my people. if you don't have that overarching moral position, then you're going to have to find yourself justifying it. and you find yourself justifying it sometimes in ways that quite frankly aren't honest. >> you say you lied when you talked about this story. >> what i was saying is when you get into lies, you can use a lie for a good moral reason. and t-dog was a pseudonym. h
you start you get into this morass and vietnam is what got us into it. >> then you say lives in the vietnam war was more prevalant because that war was fought without meeting? >> right. that's another thing i have thought about a lot. why do we get ourselves into these situations when it's like -- i'm sort of scrambling here. when you have no overall meeting to the war. for example, an objective. like we're going to defeat the enemy, we're going to gain ground. where people can...
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the vietnam veterans -- the vietnam women's veterans memorial has been attached stone for some many. it is my pleasure to join with others and gathering each memorial and veterans day for storytelling at the vietnam mo women's memorial. we did that today. those stories of courage and camaraderie, those poignant memories and the laughter, we have unleased the power of stories to heal and to inspire. today we have an opportunity to hear one of those stories. the vietnam women's memorial foundation is on a tab as its guests a woman who completed her bachelor's and nursing in 1964. she had joined the u.s. army nurse corps. she served in the 85th evacuation hospital in vietnam and the 249th general hospital in japan. with a variety of postings and her long and distinguished military career, each which took on greater and greater responsibility, sharon did amazing things to affect the health and well-being of others. she went on to serve as chief for education and staff development services and later as chief of clinical nursing services at walter reed army medical center. bi is a communit
the vietnam veterans -- the vietnam women's veterans memorial has been attached stone for some many. it is my pleasure to join with others and gathering each memorial and veterans day for storytelling at the vietnam mo women's memorial. we did that today. those stories of courage and camaraderie, those poignant memories and the laughter, we have unleased the power of stories to heal and to inspire. today we have an opportunity to hear one of those stories. the vietnam women's memorial...
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vietnam was the one that got into it. >> use a lies in the vietnam war were more prevalent because that was bought without meaning. >> that is right. i spot about that a lot. what we get ourselves into that situation how do we get ourselves into that situation? we have no overall meaning. he have an objective. like we're going to defeat the enemy and gain ground. people can see you are succeeding. there is a way that you can justify what your actions are. it is an overarching code or moral standard. we are fighting fascism or these people are threatening my people. if you do not have that moral position, then you are going to have to find yourself justifying its. you find yourself justifying it in ways that are not honest. >> you said you lied. what is that story? >> sometimes when you get into a light, make you can use a life for a good moral reason. p-dog was a young marine. he was excellent. he had been wounded a few times. i have just been transferred out of the bush. i was made the what officer for the battalion. it is night time. you're the senior officer on duty. p-dog had gotten
vietnam was the one that got into it. >> use a lies in the vietnam war were more prevalent because that was bought without meaning. >> that is right. i spot about that a lot. what we get ourselves into that situation how do we get ourselves into that situation? we have no overall meaning. he have an objective. like we're going to defeat the enemy and gain ground. people can see you are succeeding. there is a way that you can justify what your actions are. it is an overarching code...
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vietnam veterans were complicated. i did feel deeply sympathetic to them because i felt as i said in the subtitle, the first subtitle on my book on vietnam burns was "vietnam veterans, neither victims or executioners," it was a warning of the two roles we should never do and they were thrown into both roles by their shoat so i felt sympathetic to people who had been pressed into thought reform to hiroshima reformers to vietnam veterans with nazi doctors, that was hardly the case. and it was a difficult enterprise to sit down -- for me, to sit down with nazi doctors and i felt all kinds of emotions including rage and a sense of grotesqueness and a sense of being tainted by sitting down with them in certain ways. >> and was that because they were doctors or the evil itself? >> no, it was the evil itself. being a doctor -- and i'm kind of a doctor i strayed so much from the clinic that i call myself a former doctor. it was more the evil than the medical profession. and, yet, eric ericson said to me, he said when you do th
vietnam veterans were complicated. i did feel deeply sympathetic to them because i felt as i said in the subtitle, the first subtitle on my book on vietnam burns was "vietnam veterans, neither victims or executioners," it was a warning of the two roles we should never do and they were thrown into both roles by their shoat so i felt sympathetic to people who had been pressed into thought reform to hiroshima reformers to vietnam veterans with nazi doctors, that was hardly the case. and...
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got the first subtitle on vietnam veterans was vietnam veterans and victims or executioners. that was a tad bit taboo phrase, warning of the two goals we should never assume that had been pressed into both roles by their society. so i felt sympathetic to people who had been pressed into thought reform to be upon veterans was not the.her son is hardly the case. and that was a difficult enterprise to sit down with nazi.tears. i felt all kind of emotions including rage in a sense of grotesqueness and they sent it being tainted and sitting down with them in certain ways. on the other hand -- >> was that because they were doctors at evil itself? >> the evil itself. i'm the kind of doctor. i call myself a farmer.or. but in any case, it was more the evil than the medical profession and yet, erik erikson once said to me something that said to me. he said when you do this work, you might find that you touch that piece of their humanity. to sit down with someone is to have a conversation. that made an easy because i knew what they had done. it is very important for me. i was won by fra
got the first subtitle on vietnam veterans was vietnam veterans and victims or executioners. that was a tad bit taboo phrase, warning of the two goals we should never assume that had been pressed into both roles by their society. so i felt sympathetic to people who had been pressed into thought reform to be upon veterans was not the.her son is hardly the case. and that was a difficult enterprise to sit down with nazi.tears. i felt all kind of emotions including rage in a sense of grotesqueness...
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is not the vietnam bob redell left. this time on his return, no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say good-bye to the guys we lost, but also to look and just see what is left,. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he led a platoon of marines through a bush and mountains. >> it looks the same. at a camp that today is overgrown and unrecognizable. all that remains is a vietnamese monument reminding visitors who won the war. but his dad would say both sides lost. >> that's buck. he got killed. >> what would you tell your men? >> when they got killed? what can you tell them? war sucks. >> reporter: since he left vietnam in 1967 he has kept one memory in particular locked up inside himself like a prisoner. opening up that cage isn't going to be easy. with old battlefield maps in hand, he takes us to a place -- >> we're within the area. >> reporter: his own children never knew existed. you had a
is not the vietnam bob redell left. this time on his return, no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say good-bye to the guys we lost, but also to look and just see what is left,. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he led a platoon of marines through a bush and mountains. >> it looks the same. at a camp that today is overgrown and unrecognizable....
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vietnam has officially opened. it will help speed up transportation between the economies of the region. the tunnel in ho chi minh was opened to traffic on monday in the official opening ceremony of the weekend, deputy prime minister praised the city's authorities and people for completing the tunnel on schedule. the tunnel is an important step towards the integration of the entire south economic corridor. back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor running from thailand to laos and vietnam. it has been contributing to the region's economic growth ever since. the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nati
vietnam has officially opened. it will help speed up transportation between the economies of the region. the tunnel in ho chi minh was opened to traffic on monday in the official opening ceremony of the weekend, deputy prime minister praised the city's authorities and people for completing the tunnel on schedule. the tunnel is an important step towards the integration of the entire south economic corridor. back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor...
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of the nurse heroine s who served in vietnam. and our great sponsor in partnering today's ceremony in working with us in preserving this wonderful sight. and we are very excited to work with january and the vietnam veterans memorial fund in this exciting new endeavor with the education center. january, we thank you for your partnership and we share in your mission to ensure that the legacy and sacrifices of vietnam veterans are not forgotten. to the members of the armed forces and the veterans who are here today. i am deeply, deeply honored and humbled to spend this special day, veterans day with you. there really is no tribute, no commemoration, no honor that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice. to veterans and family members of those of you who served in vietnam, we in the national park service know how important this memorial is to you and every day we're trying at least in some small way to repay your sacrifice and the sacrifice of those who did not make it home by preserving and caring for this w
of the nurse heroine s who served in vietnam. and our great sponsor in partnering today's ceremony in working with us in preserving this wonderful sight. and we are very excited to work with january and the vietnam veterans memorial fund in this exciting new endeavor with the education center. january, we thank you for your partnership and we share in your mission to ensure that the legacy and sacrifices of vietnam veterans are not forgotten. to the members of the armed forces and the veterans...
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vietnam has officially opened. it will help speed up transportation between the economies of the region. the tunnel in ho chi minh was opened to traffic on monday in the official opening ceremony of the weekend, deputy prime minister praised the city's authorities and people for completing the tunnel on schedule. the tunnel is an important step towards the integration of the entire south economic corridor. back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor running from thailand to laos and vietnam. it has been contributing to the region's economic growth ever since. the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nati
vietnam has officially opened. it will help speed up transportation between the economies of the region. the tunnel in ho chi minh was opened to traffic on monday in the official opening ceremony of the weekend, deputy prime minister praised the city's authorities and people for completing the tunnel on schedule. the tunnel is an important step towards the integration of the entire south economic corridor. back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor...
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finding out why more and more veterans are deciding to take a return trip back to vietnam. >>> and a live look at the transamerica building in san francisco, as rain hits the bay area. it is november 11th, 2011. the news at 11:00 starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> and i'm jon kelley. we are heading in the weekend. christina loren is here to check that forecast. we'll have rain for how long? >> not much longer. the worst is done. if you're joining us in the peninsula right now, you're finally getting a dry break. it rained relentlessly the past couple of hours. facing the heavy rainfall, even some hail, that flash of purple is a hail report. dime sized hail, in fact. not just pea sized but dime zed hail bet en brentwood and tracy. b overall pattern g,tuinrnin coas getting some sun. you can see as i zoom out even more, this storm is still pounding southern california. we are not out of the wds just yet. to nd off showers continue pound us today but we'll dry out in time for the weekend. your seven-day in a few minutes. >> perfect wra
finding out why more and more veterans are deciding to take a return trip back to vietnam. >>> and a live look at the transamerica building in san francisco, as rain hits the bay area. it is november 11th, 2011. the news at 11:00 starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> and i'm jon kelley. we are heading in the weekend. christina loren is here to check that forecast. we'll have rain for how long? >> not much longer....
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the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. lyndon johnson has funding he is holding onto. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 points down in the polls. that is how he starts his campaign. >> how does it play out? >> it runs into -- it continues like that until the end of september. he is booed offstage in seattle by protesters. it continues and nothing changes. then he gives a speech in late september on september 30 in salt lake city where he has little left to lose at that point. he makes a break with johnson in a real subtle way where he call for a bombing halt and to bring the troops home. things change instantly. he gets something like $1 million in cash come into him. people saw it as a chance. the next place he
the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. lyndon johnson has funding he is holding onto. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 points down in the polls. that is how he starts his campaign....
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following vietnam, the united states turned to an all-a volunteer force. they demonstrate the result of united states grenada and panama rescuing thousands for the fall of the berlin war, marked our victory in the cold war. ♪ history repeated itself as history emerged in the middle east and europe. in desert storm, our forces moved strictly to help liberate kuwait from the occupying iraqi forces. united states intervened in bosnia and kosovo to protect the innocents caught in the violence. ♪ following the attacks of 9/11, america took the fight to the enemy in southwest asia where we continue to eliminate threats today. been and veterans have continue to be the bedrock of our nation, protecting the united states of america. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise as we present our national colors and those of our host veterans organization, the military order of the world wars. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please remain standing for the prayer for all veterans delivered by chaplain keith etheridge. >> let us pray -- holy god, we seek your blessing as we
following vietnam, the united states turned to an all-a volunteer force. they demonstrate the result of united states grenada and panama rescuing thousands for the fall of the berlin war, marked our victory in the cold war. ♪ history repeated itself as history emerged in the middle east and europe. in desert storm, our forces moved strictly to help liberate kuwait from the occupying iraqi forces. united states intervened in bosnia and kosovo to protect the innocents caught in the violence....
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new life -- how a midwife in vietnam is enlightening her community. and the green mat -- coping with algae blooms in the baltic sea. today we begin with our new series "africa on the move", where we teamed up with local journalists to report on the dramatic changes that are occurring on this diverse continent. they span the revolutions in the maghreb region, as well as other political, economic and social shifts that are being driven by globalization. we set out in the epicentre of the arab spring. in december of 2010, one man set himself on fire, and soon the whole region was ablaze. it's a revolution of the young. never before has political resistance been driven by social networks like facebook. tunisia's youth culture has been instrumental in the drive for change. and the country's rappers are shouting out the frustration and anger of an entire generation. ♪ >> the souk in the centre of tunis. this is where tunisian rapper wajdi mascott grew up. he developed his enthusiasm for rap here in the hustle and bustle of the city -- long before the arab
new life -- how a midwife in vietnam is enlightening her community. and the green mat -- coping with algae blooms in the baltic sea. today we begin with our new series "africa on the move", where we teamed up with local journalists to report on the dramatic changes that are occurring on this diverse continent. they span the revolutions in the maghreb region, as well as other political, economic and social shifts that are being driven by globalization. we set out in the epicentre of...
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eisenhower decided not to go into vietnam. and the letter he wrote about why we didn't go into vietnam ought to be in every classroom as a subject for discussion. but i'm straying from your question and thank you very much. [applause] . >> host: we only have a few minutes left with our guest. we have time we're going to take this call from imperial, pennsylvania, and then we're going to hear from the two young ladies up at the -- up at the mics here in the audience. imperial, pennsylvania, you're the last call for david mccullough. >> caller: thank you. mr. mccullough i enjoyed your books i'm two-thirds of the book through truman. i'm curious is there any one thing that you have run across in your research, in any of your books that just totally surprised you and -- or took you aback and kind of made you say, wow? >> guest: well, i think as i said -- i hope i made clear the discovery of the washburn diary was as magnificent a find as anything i've experienced. when i was doing the johnstown book, i discovered -- because it had
eisenhower decided not to go into vietnam. and the letter he wrote about why we didn't go into vietnam ought to be in every classroom as a subject for discussion. but i'm straying from your question and thank you very much. [applause] . >> host: we only have a few minutes left with our guest. we have time we're going to take this call from imperial, pennsylvania, and then we're going to hear from the two young ladies up at the -- up at the mics here in the audience. imperial,...
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nixon inherited the war in vietnam. when nixon and if there were 540,000 american troops in vietnam and we had just come through a major attack by the vietnamese and we have it's in the streets in this country against the war in vietnam. at the same time we were the country on which the security of almost every regional world depend had. and nixon felt that even though he not meet the original commit the company would not abandon the people who and reliance on american purposes had staked their future on cooperating with us. so nixon decided to withdraw from the, but to do it in a way by which the people of south vietnam would be given the opportunity to develop to choose their own states. the one condition he would not meet this to turn over the vietnamese population to the communists. he wanted a pre-political process. when people say we could've ended the war were quickly, they never tell you how because if you look at the record of negotiations you'll see every see every there can -- and we were going to make that e
nixon inherited the war in vietnam. when nixon and if there were 540,000 american troops in vietnam and we had just come through a major attack by the vietnamese and we have it's in the streets in this country against the war in vietnam. at the same time we were the country on which the security of almost every regional world depend had. and nixon felt that even though he not meet the original commit the company would not abandon the people who and reliance on american purposes had staked their...
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region freighted container improperly service entered vietnam already explode entered vietnam, china and brazil and some containers have been found here and other west coast ports. these pictures taken by long shore men in vietnam show one of 5e frig rated container that exploded last friday. 3 dock workers killed. 16 injured. this one got ahold of the photo but fear losing his job if he speaks on camera. he learned same type of container arrived in oakland this morning. >> 8:00 o'clock this morning that we got the word that the caper that, 2 of the containers on the list that wasn't supposed to get here. >>reporter: there was a list of refrig rate the contain they are had been service entered vietnam with unstable form of free on according to the long shore manchester united that's why they exploded. >> they apparently have taken at least 3 lives and may have injured many more people. >>reporter: they were supposed to be taken out before coming to the u.s. the ilwu says they were not and thousands of them are either in port or out on the water >> there are potential theally thousand
region freighted container improperly service entered vietnam already explode entered vietnam, china and brazil and some containers have been found here and other west coast ports. these pictures taken by long shore men in vietnam show one of 5e frig rated container that exploded last friday. 3 dock workers killed. 16 injured. this one got ahold of the photo but fear losing his job if he speaks on camera. he learned same type of container arrived in oakland this morning. >> 8:00 o'clock...
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the end of the vietnam war movement. when we were talking about what her prime was, she actually was a reporter who covered the first day that the freedom riders and arrived in montgomery, alabama. she was there when they were brutalized. she was there when there was an angry mob outside the church. she was inside inside the church at that point and then when the vietnam war ended, she became really the center of of a constellation of activists and journalists who were very engaged in opposing the war. she was really, she is really notorious as a fabulous party giver and she would give these parties. all the people, whatever their politics, would come and it was a great place for convergences of literary and political people. she knew how to party. she had a good time. she was a -- that was i was ripping. >> leslie brody this is your second book. your first book was red star sister. what was that about? >> that was a memoir about coming-of-age in the counterculture. i too was very much opposed the vietnam war. >> this is
the end of the vietnam war movement. when we were talking about what her prime was, she actually was a reporter who covered the first day that the freedom riders and arrived in montgomery, alabama. she was there when they were brutalized. she was there when there was an angry mob outside the church. she was inside inside the church at that point and then when the vietnam war ended, she became really the center of of a constellation of activists and journalists who were very engaged in opposing...
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of anything that might resemble vietnam, were talking 74, 75, 76. vietnam with its allies, cuba for example were quite assertive and promoting socialist revolutions in part of africa and other parts of the world and if you read kissinger's memoirs to see it was a very difficult time to preside over foreign-policy. ford was attacked from both the left and the right. attacked from the left for supposedly propping up dictatorships and attacks from the right for not being tough enough on the soviet union. that is where reagan came from. reagan actually ran against ford in the primaries in 1976 thing they did taunt had failed and the answer was to be even tougher. ford got it from both directions. >> host: what you teach your george mason? >> guest: i teach foreign-policy come international security, u.s. defense policy and ever a friday of courses both graduate and undergraduate. i worked at offered and then prints them. >> host: our economic interest important in foreign-policy? >> guest: i think sometimes they are overestimated actually for the import
of anything that might resemble vietnam, were talking 74, 75, 76. vietnam with its allies, cuba for example were quite assertive and promoting socialist revolutions in part of africa and other parts of the world and if you read kissinger's memoirs to see it was a very difficult time to preside over foreign-policy. ford was attacked from both the left and the right. attacked from the left for supposedly propping up dictatorships and attacks from the right for not being tough enough on the soviet...
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the possibility of anything that might resemble vietnam. we're talking '74, '75, '76. and the receive yet union and -- soviet union and its allies, cuba, for example, were quite assertive in promoting socialist revolutions in parts of africa, other parts of the world. and if you read kissinger's memoirs, you see it was a very difficult time to preside over foreign policy. actually, ford was attacked from both left and right, attacked from the left for supposedly propping up, you know, inhumane dictatorships and attacked from the right for not being tough enough on the soviet union. and that's where reagan came from. reagan actually ran against ford in the republican primaries in this 976 saying that detent had failed and that arms control had failed and the answer was to be even tougher. so ford kind of got it from both directions. >> what do you teach here at george mason? is. >> i teach u.s. foreign policy, international security, u.s. defense policy, variety of courses both graduate and undergraduate. >> where'd you go to school? >> i di
the possibility of anything that might resemble vietnam. we're talking '74, '75, '76. and the receive yet union and -- soviet union and its allies, cuba, for example, were quite assertive in promoting socialist revolutions in parts of africa, other parts of the world. and if you read kissinger's memoirs, you see it was a very difficult time to preside over foreign policy. actually, ford was attacked from both left and right, attacked from the left for supposedly propping up, you know, inhumane...
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region freighted container improperly service entered vietnam already explode entered vietnam, china and brazil and some containers have been found here and other west coast ports. these pictures taken by long shore men in vietnam show one of 5e frig rated container that exploded last friday. 3 dock workers killed. 16 injured. this one got ahold of the photo but fear losing his job if he speaks on camera. he learned same type of container arrived in oakland this morning. >> 8:00 o'clock this morning that we got the word that the caper that, 2 of the containers on the list that wasn't supposed to get here. >>reporter: there was a list of refrig rate the contain they are had been service entered vietnam with unstable form of free on according to the long shore manchester united that's why they exploded. >> they apparently have taken at least 3 lives and may have injured many more people. >>reporter: they were supposed to be taken out before coming to the u.s. the ilwu says they were not and thousands of them are either in port or out on the water >> there are potential theally thousand
region freighted container improperly service entered vietnam already explode entered vietnam, china and brazil and some containers have been found here and other west coast ports. these pictures taken by long shore men in vietnam show one of 5e frig rated container that exploded last friday. 3 dock workers killed. 16 injured. this one got ahold of the photo but fear losing his job if he speaks on camera. he learned same type of container arrived in oakland this morning. >> 8:00 o'clock...
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this is not the vietnam that bob riddle left, though. this time on his return, there will be no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say good-bye to the guys we lost but also to look and just see what is left. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he lead a platoon of marines through the bush and mountains near the dmz. >> it just looks the same. >> reporter: at a camp that today is overgrown and unrecognizable. all that remains is the veet na meez monument, reminding visitors who won the war. but his dad would say, both sides lost. a lot. >> what would you tell your man when they got killed? >> what can you tell them? you know, war sucks. >> reporter: since he left vietnam in 1967, he has kept one memory in particular locked up inside himself, like a prisoner in the hanoi hilton. opening up that cage is not going to be easy. with all of the battlefield maps in hand, his own children didn't even know until thou
this is not the vietnam that bob riddle left, though. this time on his return, there will be no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say good-bye to the guys we lost but also to look and just see what is left. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he lead a platoon of marines through the bush and mountains near the dmz. >> it just looks the same....
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nixon inherited the war in vietnam. but nixon ended others, there were 545,000 americans in vietnam, and we had just gone through the tet offensive which was a major attack by the vietnamese and we had riots in the streets in this country against a the war and the vietnam. we were the same country in which of the security of almost every region of the world depended command nixon felt even though he hadn't made the original commitment he would not abandon the people in reliance on american promises have staked their future on cooperating with us, so nixon decided to withdraw from vietnam but to do it in a way in which the people of south vietnam would be given the opportunity to develop to choose their own faith. the one condition he would not meet is to turn over the vietnamese population. he wanted the political process and people say we could have ended the war more quickly than ever tell you how because if you look at the record of negotiations you will see every other condition to be made except that one. now the v
nixon inherited the war in vietnam. but nixon ended others, there were 545,000 americans in vietnam, and we had just gone through the tet offensive which was a major attack by the vietnamese and we had riots in the streets in this country against a the war and the vietnam. we were the same country in which of the security of almost every region of the world depended command nixon felt even though he hadn't made the original commitment he would not abandon the people in reliance on american...
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the vietnam he left. this time there will be no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say goodbye to the guys we lost, but also to look and see what is left. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he led a platoon of marines through the bush and mountains near the dmz. >> it just looks the same. >> reporter: at a camp that today is overgrown and unrecognizable. all that remains is a vietnamese monument reminding visitors who won the war. but as his dad would say, both sides lost a lot. >> he got killed. >> what did you say to your men. >> when he got killed? what can you tell him? war sucks. >> reporter: since he left vietnam in 1967, he has kept one memory in particular locked up inside himself like a prisoner in the hanoi hilton. opening up that cage isn't going to be easy. with old battlefield maps in hand, he takes us to a place. >> we're within the area. >> his own children n
the vietnam he left. this time there will be no guns, no enemy, no fear of death. >> coming back to say goodbye to the guys we lost, but also to look and see what is left. >> reporter: vietnam is remarkable in her beauty, which makes the horror and devastation that dad and others witnessed here that much harder to fathom. he led a platoon of marines through the bush and mountains near the dmz. >> it just looks the same. >> reporter: at a camp that today is overgrown and...
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the lieutenant died in vietnam in 1968. he used to trail us around. he used to play ball. he used to follow us. he used to hang out in the corner and follow us, you know. >> 43 years later, he still gets choked up thinking about stewie and about the thousands and thousands of others who fought in the vietnam war. dave was one of them. >> i remember to making a lot of friends and losing friends. >> during the vietnam war, american public opinion turned against the conflict. dave said that made things very hard for vets returning to america. >> came home, i hid my uniform. it was just too painful. i went to college and i went about my life. >> dave became a career teacher in arlington county public schools. >> happy veteran's day. >> some americans spent this veteran's day thanking those who put on the uniform. this is six-year-old riley of charlotte, north carolina. riley and her two siblings handed out homemade thank you cards to every veteran they could find. in washington, john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >> one of the great pyramids is closed today and the unusual date has ev
the lieutenant died in vietnam in 1968. he used to trail us around. he used to play ball. he used to follow us. he used to hang out in the corner and follow us, you know. >> 43 years later, he still gets choked up thinking about stewie and about the thousands and thousands of others who fought in the vietnam war. dave was one of them. >> i remember to making a lot of friends and losing friends. >> during the vietnam war, american public opinion turned against the conflict....
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we have some vietnam veterans in the crowd. maybe they know. >> my second point is we have heard a lot tonight about his consistency. in 1996, he endorsed bill clinton for president. i would love it if the panel could be behind the motivations of that endorsement. >> he was a guy that could bear grudges. bob dole had been around a lot in republican politics. i would not be surprised if bob dole had angered him somewhere along the way. i do not know the back story behind it. i would love to know. >> he also endorsed a woman named karen english for a congressional seat in arizona who was a democrat. she won and served one term. >> along those lines, when asked about his consistency, one of my favorite stories is about that. he endorsed someone who was a fiscal conservative but was a democrat over a republican who he thought was a big spender. the republican party chairman in arizona called him up and said, you are speaking out too much. you need to get in line. if you don't stop endorsing this democrat, we are or to take your nam
we have some vietnam veterans in the crowd. maybe they know. >> my second point is we have heard a lot tonight about his consistency. in 1996, he endorsed bill clinton for president. i would love it if the panel could be behind the motivations of that endorsement. >> he was a guy that could bear grudges. bob dole had been around a lot in republican politics. i would not be surprised if bob dole had angered him somewhere along the way. i do not know the back story behind it. i would...
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kennedy's advisers but vietnam was a place where we could make a stand against communism. seven days later the task force came back recommended putting more personnel into the kid on. .. you will also get a chance to talk with brooke houser. she has written a book about a high school for immigrant teens. unfortunately, former democratic presidential candidate george mcgovern has canceled. he he added call-in schedule but he had to cancel so we won't have that opportunity but we will have a call-in program with jim lehrer of the "newshour" as well. and honor webcast schedule from miami-dade college in miami book fair, randall kennedy will be your 1:00 p.m. eastern time. isabel wilkerson "the warmth of other suns" will be at 3:30. your mic remember her from the national book festival. we did an hour with her on stage and then jim lehrer will be talking about his books on presidential debates and finally to wrap up the miami book fair tomorrow michael moore and we will bring that to you as a webcast so that wraps up our coverage today. enjoy the rest of the day in we will see
kennedy's advisers but vietnam was a place where we could make a stand against communism. seven days later the task force came back recommended putting more personnel into the kid on. .. you will also get a chance to talk with brooke houser. she has written a book about a high school for immigrant teens. unfortunately, former democratic presidential candidate george mcgovern has canceled. he he added call-in schedule but he had to cancel so we won't have that opportunity but we will have a...
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i spend my 19th birthday in vietnam. a 19-year-old female lost in combat cannot be allowed to happen. i feel very strongly about our young people serving in the military need to take steps to have some sort of program, little coffeeshops, little businesses, where they feel they can go and sit down and talk. they literally are the 1% now. it's very hard to relate to other people at large. the fact is, especially most vietnam veterans, those kids and young people who served during that area -- succored by our own peers. washed sure that can be away. i swear to god. i think that sentiment is still prevalent among a lot of people in this country. host: we're going to jump to another caller. "time" magazine reminds us, with the drawdown of troops in iraq, 45,000 troops will be coming back. their unemployment rate is already higher than the national average, 12% down. next is a call from dayton, ohio. kathleen is a democrat there. caller: hi, susan. i've been going to the veterans administration for a long time with my father.
i spend my 19th birthday in vietnam. a 19-year-old female lost in combat cannot be allowed to happen. i feel very strongly about our young people serving in the military need to take steps to have some sort of program, little coffeeshops, little businesses, where they feel they can go and sit down and talk. they literally are the 1% now. it's very hard to relate to other people at large. the fact is, especially most vietnam veterans, those kids and young people who served during that area --...
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and a tribute to vietnam metrens. you are looking at a reb lucaw of the vietnam wall. -- replica of the vietnam memorial wall. >> a tremendous feeling deep in my heart about all the brothers that were lost. it's emotional and i am thankful for it. >> the wall replica will be available for viewing through the weekend. >>> and in oakland today, some veterans had a different approach to recognizing veteran's day. a march organized to combat police brutality. they called on police to stop using force against demonstrators. they tried to march into police headquarters but they were turned away. >>> new at 11:00, while the nation remembered veterans today, some are preparing for a fight, we will tell you about their lawsuit coming up. also a dead heat, which three gop presidential candidates are in a statistical three way tie. >>> later, on the eve of the biggest football game in stanford history. we will discuss and pull out an old timer to hear what he thinks is the greatest. that in a few minutes. big! big. big, big. big
and a tribute to vietnam metrens. you are looking at a reb lucaw of the vietnam wall. -- replica of the vietnam memorial wall. >> a tremendous feeling deep in my heart about all the brothers that were lost. it's emotional and i am thankful for it. >> the wall replica will be available for viewing through the weekend. >>> and in oakland today, some veterans had a different approach to recognizing veteran's day. a march organized to combat police brutality. they called on...
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forces in vietnam. in each of these cases, westmoreland ignored the advice of highly qualified men who had his best interest at heart, and who counseled against the forces of action westmoreland took. in a political campaign, westmoreland came in second in the republican primary to a state senator who then went on to be elected south carolina's first republican governor since reconstruction. westmoreland said he found it very hard to shake hands with people, to ask people for favors, and talk about himself. despite a campaign theme describing him as the only candidate with a proven leadership and administrative ability to carry south carolina to greatness, westmoreland ran a poorly managed campaign that was late getting started, never got out of coherent message and wound up deeply in debt. afterward, westmoreland called it is most humiliating experience. then in 1982, cbs television aired a documentary charging westmoreland with having manipulated reports of enemy strength during the vietnam war. westm
forces in vietnam. in each of these cases, westmoreland ignored the advice of highly qualified men who had his best interest at heart, and who counseled against the forces of action westmoreland took. in a political campaign, westmoreland came in second in the republican primary to a state senator who then went on to be elected south carolina's first republican governor since reconstruction. westmoreland said he found it very hard to shake hands with people, to ask people for favors, and talk...
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korean war, vietnam war. since 2000, about 1% of the total population has served in the armed forces. the consequences of this are discussed in a number of pieces we have set the table. first of all, "time" magazine. the cover story, "an army of apart." here's a little bit of what mark thompson wrote in a blog piece. he writes -- ullen, a quote --len, this subject also explored in other places today. if your interested in more reading about it, there are certainly other opportunities. first of all, the editorial page of "the washington post." open " the forgotten one% -- 1%." forgotten o host: he goes on to talk about the policy perspective. host: a discussion about the use of our military. one more article and then we will get to some of your calls. that's the front page of "usa today." "today's congress has fewer veterans." gregory korte has written the story. he quotes donald zillman. host: that's the backdrop for our question. is america's military the forgotten 1%? let's begin with gary in oklahoma, libe
korean war, vietnam war. since 2000, about 1% of the total population has served in the armed forces. the consequences of this are discussed in a number of pieces we have set the table. first of all, "time" magazine. the cover story, "an army of apart." here's a little bit of what mark thompson wrote in a blog piece. he writes -- ullen, a quote --len, this subject also explored in other places today. if your interested in more reading about it, there are certainly other...
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it was a very sad time of grave and costly for those who lost their lives with americans and vietnam the enemies but it also represented a turning away from the possibilities of building a better society whole. if. very well said if we could move back. to the media for a second you are the bush appointed kenneth thomas as the chairman of the corporation for public broadcasting and apparently he was a regular critic of you on p.b.s. you said there are times when i was threatened by radio stations to tone it down in european are we and actually not even we is is the corporation for public broadcasting in general moving away from programming in a public interest. well i don't see any evidence of that yet the school there you know there are good republicans and there are dangerous republicans because there are good democrats and and bad him a christian the president president of the corporation for public broadcasting pat harrison is a public minded public spirited republican and i think she is really trying to fulfill. broadcasting's mission of greater diversity more service of. the pub
it was a very sad time of grave and costly for those who lost their lives with americans and vietnam the enemies but it also represented a turning away from the possibilities of building a better society whole. if. very well said if we could move back. to the media for a second you are the bush appointed kenneth thomas as the chairman of the corporation for public broadcasting and apparently he was a regular critic of you on p.b.s. you said there are times when i was threatened by radio...
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and that was my first impression of vietnam. we were near a town on the coast of the south china sea. and the first contingent of nurses arrived there in early march 1967. we had a lot of patience with malaria, fever, and other problems and patients coming in who were wounded. what i do remember -- all of the medical patients had been evacuated to empty the ward beds for the incoming wounded. and after that, it just went on and on and on and on. and everybody just worked constantly, constantly, constantly as the flow came through. and the wounds were of all kinds. head wounds, extremity wounds, body wounds, everything. we had patients who got care just to keep them comfortable because there was no hope for them. i stopped trying to feel badly about it all because i don't think i could've dealt with that. so i just accepted it as part of what i had to accept. i think nurses at one time were thought of, well, they're not really in the military, they're not in combat. but you look at the situations, we were just as subject to incom
and that was my first impression of vietnam. we were near a town on the coast of the south china sea. and the first contingent of nurses arrived there in early march 1967. we had a lot of patience with malaria, fever, and other problems and patients coming in who were wounded. what i do remember -- all of the medical patients had been evacuated to empty the ward beds for the incoming wounded. and after that, it just went on and on and on and on. and everybody just worked constantly, constantly,...
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the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 debt -- 20 points down in the polls. >> how does it play out? >> he runs into -- it continues like that until the end of september. it continues and nothing changes. then he gives a speech in late september on september 30 and solid city where he -- he capital-letter to lose at that point. he makes a break with johnson in a real subtle way or a call for a bombing halt and bring the troops on. things change instantly. he gets something like $1 billion in cash come into him. people side as a chance. the next play see what, it is humphrey we are for you per >> here is a scene from those months. a popular refrain he met from protesters -- domini
the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 debt -- 20 points down in the polls. >> how does it play out? >> he runs into -- it continues like...
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coming up we will hear from some vietnam vets. >>pam: president obama in california for the first basketball game ever played on a aircraft carrier. >>reporter: and other coaches out at penn state, joe paternal hired a high- profile attorney and the guy at the center of this sex scandal, you have to hear what he says about touching children can get that story coming up. >>gabe: but this is the world's thinnest smart phone, it is like as a father and really impressive i am gabe slate in this is coming up in my tech report. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big -big big. -big! -big -big! -♪ big -big. -big big big. big big big. big big big. small. big big big big. small! [ male announcer ] the space-saving, eco-friendly, totally unique smart. unbig. uncar. ♪ so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? l
coming up we will hear from some vietnam vets. >>pam: president obama in california for the first basketball game ever played on a aircraft carrier. >>reporter: and other coaches out at penn state, joe paternal hired a high- profile attorney and the guy at the center of this sex scandal, you have to hear what he says about touching children can get that story coming up. >>gabe: but this is the world's thinnest smart phone, it is like as a father and really impressive i am gabe...
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i'm a vietnam veteran. they had a lobbyist that had been sent to jail for, i believe, three years to five years or something like that. and this statement he made as far as what is going on in government, i am beginning to sympathize with the occupiers. host: mike from florida, independent. the iaea is coming out. what are your thoughts so far? caller: good morning, c-span. it is just another ramp up for more -- ramp-up for more war. i am still technically registered democrat, but i will be changing my affiliation due to the fact that i did not vote for obama to promote this. now the un is taking the helm of this, but are they dictatingow er a government -- how we are governing? " we will have more sanctions and more innocent people will be killed over this strategic game. the iranians are no threat to us. no one is a threat to us but our own government. host: what's your answer to this deadline? caller: ron paul, the presidential candidate, who i hope to vote for, the good thing we can do is what he's aski
i'm a vietnam veteran. they had a lobbyist that had been sent to jail for, i believe, three years to five years or something like that. and this statement he made as far as what is going on in government, i am beginning to sympathize with the occupiers. host: mike from florida, independent. the iaea is coming out. what are your thoughts so far? caller: good morning, c-span. it is just another ramp up for more -- ramp-up for more war. i am still technically registered democrat, but i will be...
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rick was one of the diggers who spent a year in vietnam. now retired, he believes both sides still need each other, even if the partnership is not exactly equal. >> i like to think it is a very good insurance policy. you have got to have someone who has the resources to meet any potential threat. that is one thing the americans have gotten with a navy fleet, quick response. our equipment is designed to fit in with their needs. it is a logical choice to rely more on them. >> australians killed in vietnam and other conflicts are remembered at war memorials like this one in sydney. australia and the united states eventually signed a treaty to seal their military alliance. and a mutual respect continues to this day. >> australian and american strategic relations are not just based on the treaty from the 1950's. they began in the second world war. the victims are remembered here at this memorial. but president obama is not here to dwell on the past. he is much more concerned about the potential dangers in the future. >> hands across the table, b
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service members who lost their lives during the vietnam war. fox 5's john henrehan takes us there. >> reporter: it was a blustery colder than usual veterans day in washington, but that did not keep the crowds away from the vietnam veterans memorial on the national mall. as usual, visitors left flowers and other more personal remembrances for the more than 58,000 names inscribed on the wall. richard patrico and his wife came to the memorial to with the help of a volunteer get the rubbing of a name from a kid in the old neighborhood in union, new jersey. lieutenant stewart melnick died in vietnam in 1968. >> used to trail us around. he used to play ball and follow us. we used to hang out in the corner. he'd follow us. >> reporter: 43 years later patrico still gets choked up thinking about stewy and the thousands and thousands of others who fought in the vietnam war. dave macedonia was one of them. >> i remember making a lot of friends, losing friends. >> reporter: during the vietnam war american public opinion turned against the conflict. former
service members who lost their lives during the vietnam war. fox 5's john henrehan takes us there. >> reporter: it was a blustery colder than usual veterans day in washington, but that did not keep the crowds away from the vietnam veterans memorial on the national mall. as usual, visitors left flowers and other more personal remembrances for the more than 58,000 names inscribed on the wall. richard patrico and his wife came to the memorial to with the help of a volunteer get the rubbing...
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the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. lyndon johnson has funding he is holding onto. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 points down in the polls. that is how he starts his campaign. >> how does it play out? >> he runs into -- it continues like that until the end of september. he is booed offstage in seattle from protesters. it continues and nothing changes. then he gives a speech in late september on september 30 and solid city where he -- he had -- in salt lake city where he has all little left to lose at that point. little left to lose at that point. he makes a break with johnson in a real subtle way where a call for a bombing halt and bring the troops home. things change instantly. he gets something like $1 bi
the pullout from vietnam. he understands he is appealing to the silent majority and that is what his campaign is it out. >> hubert humphrey comes out on vietnam still tied to lyndon johnson's policy? >> probably worse. lyndon johnson has funding he is holding onto. the democratic national committee has no money. he has no money. he has to borrow money to start his campaign. no tv ads. the promotion whatsoever. he is 20 points down in the polls. that is how he starts his campaign....
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in vietnam war said it's a has the us commits a crime against humanity in afghanistan on libya iraq i boys know u.s. politicians today exposing that we first on every street be concerned i'm extremely hard fried and i'm extremely embarrassed over my country i like the united states but by the same token i think by country is an imperial country that is going downhill and our leadership doesn't even acknowledge the problem we spend more in defense than all the rest of the world put together and we're broke one third of our children don't even graduate from high school or twenty six in the world with respect to education our health care system is a joke and yet we're told oh we have birkin's where the smartest were the best in the world this phony triumphalism and it's turned into a device to consummate americans to live in fear fear of of a terrorist attack and use an individual that you have a thousand times more likelihood to catch cancer than ever be hurt by that and so here the united states in afghanistan and iraq and vietnam and here are all these american soldiers have died in v
in vietnam war said it's a has the us commits a crime against humanity in afghanistan on libya iraq i boys know u.s. politicians today exposing that we first on every street be concerned i'm extremely hard fried and i'm extremely embarrassed over my country i like the united states but by the same token i think by country is an imperial country that is going downhill and our leadership doesn't even acknowledge the problem we spend more in defense than all the rest of the world put together and...
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that serve in the vietnam war. it is an exact replica visited by some 3 million people each year. the wall with inscribed with the name of all 58,200 the three americans that died in vietnam. many of the vets say it is a thank-you and welcome home that was missing at the end of the war. >>reporter: here in oakland montclair neighborhood, an uptick in burglaries has convinced a neighborhood group to encourage residents to get surveillance cameras and put them up around the house. the hope is that it will help police after the burgers. right now, 100 residents have signed up for the cameras. in montclair i and then permit with kron4 news. >>catherine: and onto decision 2012, two new polls also--show a three-way tie. this is a cbs news poll that has herman cain leading with 18 percent, mit romney and dean bridge have 15 percent each. that poll says that only 30 percent of republicans and republican leaning independents aren't even sure about who they will vote for. >> the real meaning of the poll is what a front runne
that serve in the vietnam war. it is an exact replica visited by some 3 million people each year. the wall with inscribed with the name of all 58,200 the three americans that died in vietnam. many of the vets say it is a thank-you and welcome home that was missing at the end of the war. >>reporter: here in oakland montclair neighborhood, an uptick in burglaries has convinced a neighborhood group to encourage residents to get surveillance cameras and put them up around the house. the hope...